رمق

Root entry · 37 derived lemmas

The root رمق (rmq) primarily relates to the concept of remaining life, the last breath, or a minimal sustenance that keeps one alive. It extends to meanings of looking intently, observing, or a weak or insufficient state, whether of life, a thing, or an action.

Derived headwords

الرَّمَقnoun

1.
remaining lifeboth
The remainder of life, the last breath, or the final moments of consciousness.
2.
minimal sustenanceboth
A small amount of food or sustenance that is just enough to keep someone alive.

أَرْمَاقnoun

1.
remnants of lifeclassical
The plural of رمق, referring to the remaining vestiges of life.

رَمَقَverb

1.
to preserve one's lifeclassical
To hold onto or maintain one's remaining life or breath.
2.
to look atboth
To look at someone or something, often with attention or observation.
3.
to follow with one's gazeboth
To follow something with one's sight, observing it carefully or tracking it.

رَامِقadjective

1.
possessing remaining lifeclassical
Describing a person who still has some life or breath left.
2.
observingboth
One who looks at or observes something.
3.
enviousclassical
One who is envious or jealous of others.

رَمَقُوهُverb

1.
they preserved his lifeclassical
They sustained him with a minimal amount of sustenance to keep him alive.

يَرْمُقُونَهُverb

1.
they were preserving his lifeclassical
They were sustaining him with a minimal amount of sustenance to keep him alive.
2.
they were looking at himboth
They were observing him or watching him.

رَمَقَةnoun

1.
small amount of sustenanceboth
A small quantity of food or drink that barely sustains life.

رِمَاقnoun

1.
scant sustenanceboth
A minimal amount of living that barely keeps one alive; scant sustenance.

مَرْمَقadjective

1.
meagerboth
Describing a life or sustenance that is meager, meager, or insignificant.

مَرْمَقًاnoun

1.
meager sustenanceboth
A meager amount of living or sustenance.

عَيْشٌ رَمَقphrase

1.
life-sustaining livingboth
A way of life that provides just enough to keep one alive.

الرَّمَقnoun

1.
the poorclassical
The poor people who subsist on meager provisions.

المَرَامِقnoun

1.
unreliable pledgeclassical
An unreliable or untrustworthy pledge or commitment.
2.
fading affectionclassical
A state where only a little affection remains in the heart.

يُرَامِقُverb

1.
to manage carefullyclassical
To manage or handle something carefully, often out of fear or to avoid trouble.
2.
to concealclassical
To conceal one's true feelings or intentions, often out of politeness or strategy.

رَامَقَverb

1.
to observe cautiouslyclassical
To look at something without fully committing or engaging, observing it cautiously.
2.
to manageclassical
To manage or handle something carefully, often out of fear or to avoid trouble.
3.
to concealclassical
To conceal one's true feelings or intentions, often out of politeness or strategy.

تَرَامَقَverb

1.
to be neither alive nor deadclassical
Describing something that is in a state of neither full life nor death, lingering weakly.

الرَّمَقnoun

1.
weak manclassical
A weak or feeble man.

مِرْمَاقadjective

1.
weakclassical
Describing a rope or something similar that is weak or flimsy.

ارْمَاقَّverb

1.
to become weakclassical
To become weak or thin, referring to a rope or sustenance.

أَرْمَاقadjective

1.
weakclassical
Describing a rope that is weak or poorly made.

ارْمَقَverb

1.
to weakenclassical
To make something weak or thin, or to become weak.

تَرَمَّقَverb

1.
to sipclassical
To drink something in small sips, one after another.

الرَّمَقnoun

1.
flock of sheepclassical
A flock or herd of sheep.

مُرَامِقadjective

1.
ill-manneredclassical
Describing someone who is ill-mannered, incompetent, or incapable.

رَامَقَهُverb

1.
to appeaseclassical
To appease or placate someone out of fear of their evil.

الرِّمَاقnoun

1.
hypocrisyclassical
Hypocrisy or duplicity.

أَرْمَقَverb

1.
to look askanceclassical
To look at something with a long, sideways, or hostile gaze.

المِرْمَقadjective

1.
superficialclassical
Describing something that is not done thoroughly or with great effort.

تَرْمِيقnoun

1.
superficial workclassical
Work that is done superficially or inadequately, but is sufficient for basic needs.

رَمَقَverb

1.
to lookboth
To look at something.
2.
to follow with the eyesboth
To follow something with one's gaze, observing it carefully.

رَامَقَverb

1.
to follow with the eyesboth
To follow something with one's gaze, observing it carefully and attentively.

تَرْمِيقnoun

1.
sustained gazeclassical
To gaze continuously or for a prolonged period, similar to 'ranqa'.

يَرْمُوقadjective

1.
weak-sightedclassical
Describing a person with weak eyesight.

الرَّمَقnoun

1.
envious peopleclassical
People who are envious or jealous.

الرَّامِقnoun

1.
lure for birds of preyclassical
A lure used for hunting falcons and hawks, typically an owl with sewn eyes.

ارْمَقَّverb

1.
to become thinclassical
To become thin or emaciated, referring to skin or sustenance.

المِرْمَقadjective

1.
spoiledclassical
Describing something that is spoiled, corrupted, or defective.

Parallel reading

أتيت أبا جهل وبه رمق

I came to Abu Jahl, and he had a remnant of life.

كأنهم من رامق ومقصد ... أعجاز نخل الدقل المعصد

As if they are from the weak and the chosen... the lower parts of the tall, laden date palms.

رمقوه وهم يرمقونه بشيء أي قدر ما يمسك رمقه

They sustained him with something, and they were watching him, meaning enough to preserve his life.

ما عيشه إلا رمقة ورماق

His life is nothing but a scant sustenance and a meager living.

ومن كلامهم موت لا يجر إلى عار خير من عيش في رماق

And from their sayings: death that does not lead to shame is better than a life of scant sustenance.

نعالج مرمقا من العيش فانيا

We are dealing with a meager, fleeting life.

وعيش رمق أي يمسك الرمق

And a life that is 'ramaq', meaning it sustains the remaining life.

وما في عيش فلان إلا رمقة ورماق

And there is nothing in so-and-so's life but a scant sustenance and a meager living.

صبوت، وهل تصبو ورأسك أشيب، ... وفاتتك بالرهن المرامق زينب؟

Have you been infatuated, and can one be infatuated when your head is gray, ... and Zaynab has escaped you with an unreliable pledge?

وفلان يرامق عيشه إذا كان يداريه

And so-and-so manages his life carefully when he is trying to appease it.

والأمر ما رامقته ملهوجا ... يضويك، ما لم تجن منه منضجا

And the matter is what you observed cautiously, being driven, ... it will guide you, unless you bring forth from it something that is not ripe.

ونخلة ترامق بعرق أي لا تحيا ولا تموت

And a date palm that is neither alive nor dead, meaning it does not fully live nor die.

وارمق الأمر ارمقاقا أي ضعف

And the matter became weak, meaning it weakened.

وارمق العيش: ضعف

And the living weakened: it became weak.

وترمق الرجل الماء وغيره: حسا منه حسوة بعد أخرى

And the man sipped the water and other things: he took a sip after another sip.

أضرعت الضأن فربق ربق، وأضرعت المعزى فرمق رمق؛ يريد الأرباق وهي خيوط تطرح في أعناق البهم لأن الضأن تنزل اللبن على رؤوس أولادها، والمعزى تنزل قبل نتاجها بأيام، يقول: فترمق لبنها أي اشربه قليلا قليلا

The sheep's milk was abundant, so they put ropes on their necks. And the goats' milk was abundant, so they sipped their milk; meaning, drink its milk little by little.

ورامقه: داراه مخافة شره

And he appeased him: he placated him out of fear of his evil.

ما لم تضمروا الرماق

Unless you harbor hypocrisy.

أرمق فدفدها أي أنظر نظرا طويلا شزرا

Look at its expanse: meaning, look with a long, sideways gaze.

رمق على مزادتيك أي رمهما مرمة تتبلغ بهما

Repair your two waterskins: meaning, repair them with a repair that suffices you.

ورمقه يرمقه رمقا ورامقه: نظر إليه

And he looked at him, he looked at him a 'ramqan' and he observed him: he looked at him.

ورمقته ببصري ورامقته إذا أتبعته بصرك تتعهده وتنظر إليه وترقبه

And I followed him with my sight, and I observed him when you followed him with your sight, taking care of him, looking at him, and watching him.

ورمق ترميقا: أدام النظر مثل رنق

And he gazed with 'tarmīqan': he sustained the gaze like 'ranqa'.

والرامق والرامج: هو الملواح الذي تصاد به البزاة والصقور

And the 'ramiq' and 'ramij': it is the lure with which falcons and hawks are hunted.

عرفت من ضرب الحرير عتقا ... فيه، إذا السهب بهن ارمقا

I knew from the striking of silk its nobility ... in it, when the plains became thin with them.

ولم يدبغونا على تحلئ، ... فيرمق أمر ولم يعملوا

And they did not tan it for us with tanning, ... so the matter became weak and they did not act.